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Mike Dean is a sound making virtuoso, with a catalog more stacked and diverse than 92% of any music producer. He invited us to his studio to shoot a session in producing his debut instrumental album, 4:20. As a long time brand ambassador, he tapped into his dimension with...

Alph Tha Alien, formerly known as Alpha MC, was my first friend when I migrated to LA. Tony Oberstar and I were scouting for apartments, and met Alph through Tony’s roommate VerBS. At the time both were members Swim Team, one of LA’s most talented MC crews. (S...

Hoobs is an iLLLL glassblower based in Southern California. Although his catalog has a wide spread of glass works, he’s particularly known for custom sneakers. In celebration of the G Pen Connect, he and Grenco Science teamed up for a G sneaker. I had the honor of d...

I first met Bad Rabbits in 2013 on their American Love Summer Tour. Drastic comrade Sahtyre had just been signed to G-Life (sister company to G Pen), and rocked nationwide as their opening act, bringing me along for the California stint. (Fredua Boakye & Sahtyre at LA...

Vaporizer vanguard Grenco Science’s latest breakthrough in the cannabis space is the G Pen Connect. If you’re familiar with dabbing, this is a cleaner approach without the torch. We had the honor of spearheading stills and commercials for this campaign, enjoy ...

I discovered Maria Isa through her song “Royalty” with Muja Messiah in 2008. I tried to keep an ear to Minnesota’s thriving music scene after migrating to LA months prior, and found Maria and Muja’s tunes refreshing, adroit and most important ̵...

In an era where streams & interaction are chased and praised, while tangible art perseveres on the fringe of extinction, we’re making an effort to keep print alive. In this 26 page zine, I attempt to splice and screw photojournalism through collages of Sahtyre’s...

Last week I mobbed to Austin, TX with G Pen to participate in the first official cannabis activation at SXSW. We gifted attendees a free engraved G Pen Gio and CBD cartridge. Daytime happenings consisted of different panels discussing hemp and CBD’s position and fu...

Sahtyre, Farid and I made an epic excursion to Barcelona last October. Shooting a music video for Saht’s single Elon was one of the top priorities. Above All premiered it today, let us know what you think. Directed by Adam Stanzak, Co-Directed by Farid. Produced by ...

ABOUT

Drastic is a multifaceted visual production collective headed by Adam Stanzak and Michael Paredes. Based out of Los Angeles, we aspire to maintain our steady vision of multimedia in the realms of music, photography, film and art.

Whether working locally or internationally, the team creates high quality, stimulating experiences, ranging over a plethora of mediums. Through music videos, commercials, promotional content, narratives, live events and even experimental means, Drastic provides a distinct visual experience, while continuing to break new ground.

As we evolve and explore new horizons, we aim to remain on the forefront of generating original visionary content.